Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ectoperitrophic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ec-toper-itroph-ic
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Outside the peritrophic membrane

Example Sentences

"No bacteria were observed to attach to the brush border of the midgut lumen or were seen in the ectoperitrophic space (between the PM and the midgut epithelium)."

Etymology

From ecto- + peritrophic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ecto

Questions

What does ectoperitrophic mean?: Outside the peritrophic membrane
Where does ectoperitrophic come from?: From ecto- + peritrophic.

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